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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-02-12
MUST WE MOURN IN BLACK

MUST WE MOURN IN BLACK2
A correspondent of the Housekeeper
thus speaks her mind on subject of
interest:
the wearing of mourning. Some per-
sons think they must put on mourning
for distant relatives, and by SO doing,
they wear black all the time. Why should
a woman put veil of Grape over her face
because she has lost friend, just as if
she were to blame, and felt ashamed to
have her face seen? A person can mourn
just as sincerely dressed in colors as in
the deepest black. 1t is simply fashion,
and very expensive one. Many take
money which should be spent for the
comfort of the family to purchase Grape
and other mourning attire, for fear their
neighbors will make remarks about them,
when it is none of their neighbors' bust
ness. If woman, losing friend, choose
to confine her street dress to black CASH
mere, or something similar, without Grape
trimming, there is no reasonable obiec-
ton to it; but it really is not right for
her to buy heavy black goods, trim it with
Grape quarter of yard deep or more,
and, in addition, wear veil reaching to
the bottom Of her dress, especially in
summer time. To dress in that style is
enough to tire any one out, to say nothing
Of the annoyance and danger Of breath
ing through the Grape, which is prepared
with arsenic.
Some eminent physicians forbid their
patients wearing Grape at all.
For mourning dresses wear calico, any
color except black, for we all know what
an ugly garment black calico is after
two washings. Never wear black collar
or ruche. L do not refer to black lace
Be independent; dress to suit yourself
and your pocket.book; but don't wear q
Grape veil or trim dress with mourning
material until it weighs twenty pounds.
Think of this subject, and do not dress
a certain way because somebody else
does, and you will be happier.
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he gained some prestige by writing a re-
hgious book. The next maker of import
ance was John Bailey, of Hanover, who
fourished during Revolutionary times
He was man of great mechanical ability
and progressive ideas. He made several
hundred clocks and the workmanship is
80 fine that they are running still, almost
as good as when new. They are all cased
in large sized cherry cases with brass
balls on top. Simon Willard began to
make clocks in Roxbury, Mass, in 1876,
and soon became famous. He was the
most extensive maker of clocks of the CO.
lonial style in this country. He invented
the famous Willard timepiece. His hall
clocks we're all eight-day clocks, and we're
usually seven feet high, all cased in plain
mahogany with fret work across the top,
surmounted with three good sized brass
balls. In 1916 he made the clock in old
st. Georges in Beekman street, New
York, which kept the standard time for
many years. The prices of colonial
clocks ranged from $50 TO 800. 1t took
from three to four months to get a clock
made by the smaller makers, and then
usually longer time elapsed before the
maker received his pay. The pay was
often In merchandise. None but the
wealthy could afford clocks in thoseearly
days. Sun dials were very common until
the Connecticut hang up wood clocks
began to be made in 1890 and sold at 800
each. By 1926 hall clocks had almost en-
tirely been superseded. Wood mantel
clocks soon superseded the hang up
wood clock on account of being smaller
and more easily transported. The old
colonial clocks represent honest, consci-
entious work, and many of them run as
well to-day as when first made.
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reason why it ought not to be treated as
such, is that the creditor invited the
crime. But there is less culpable class
of well-meaning persons, who incur debt
trusting to future earnings for meeting
them. This is grave and often fatal
mistake because it does not take into
account the uncertainty of the future
sickness, accident, loss of work, fuctua-
ton In the market, and many other I'M
known, but possible elements. Debt is a
detractiop from personal dignity, and
ought to be felt as such. A man may in
deed have fallen under the wheels of m s.
fortune, or become victim OF the wretch
ed system of trusting that so generally
prevails, or he may have ample resources
that partially justify him, but no man
who lives on daily earnings, can incur
debt without taking on burden that
sinks him below his manly height. The
remedy is simple: pay for what you buy;
If you cannot, go without it. 1t is hard
indeed to go without, and necessity-the
cry OF children for bread, the sick wife
the freezing cold-knows no rule. But
in the vast majority Of cases, debt might
be avoided by stern resolve and greater
simplicity of living. 1t is hard to &c
without, but it is harder to be in debt
Ii is not pleasant to be shabbily dressed
but inability to pay ones debts is
shabbiness within. Oh, the misery, and
the shame, and the ruinI 1t drage
buyer and seller down together. 1t taxes
all honest people who make up the loss
and the interest on capital caused by
delay. There is not an aspect of the
subject that is not tragical and immoral
1t is one of these things about which
every man should have solid, high-minded
convictions, and strong feelings. Debt
should be regarded as malignant dis
ease, an oppressor and enslaver, vice
and lure Of the devil. 1t destroys, OIL
ought to destroy, peace of mind; it takes
away freedom; it lessons self-respect; il
adds pang at the prospect of DEATH
Req. T. T. Munger.
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The Aone Gire1e.
TO MY WIFE.
BY BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR.

"There are thousands says Mr.. Taylor in
the collected volume of his poems, recently
noticed in The UNIvERsALIsT, who need not
stray from their own hearts to find the reason
for recording this tribute. The word is full
of little graves, and the thousands 1 mean,
have been crowned, each in her fearful turn,
the mother of sinless angel child" We give
a few verses of this beautiful poem:
Lucy. don't you hear the voices, gentle voices
in the air;
Like the waving of pinion. like the painting
of a prayer,
Like a song of singers dead,
Like dream of beauty fed,
When we cannot quite remember what the
angel vision said?
oh, the voices of the Yesterdays Times mel
ancholy choir,
With the twilight singing minor and the dawn
ing singing air,
With the clouds of glory round
And their brows with garlands bound,
And a million golden minutes strewn like
grain upon the ground.
All, they must be up the River, and it cannot
be a dream,
For the wind is blowing soft. my Love. is
blowing doDn the stream.
And is waiting to your ears
What your list'ning spirit hears,
Till the past grows dim and DINNER through
the mist of many tears.
And little form in white seems to rise be-
yond the rain,
And little hand TO beckon and little voice
complain,
To your heart moment pressed.
Then away to be guest,
And to sing among the Angels in the Gardens
of the Blest.
For the little infant spirit that brighter an
gel bore,
darker angel challenged at the threshold of
the door,
And he babe it back again,
AS returns the morning rain
To the heaven DER the mountain and the
DER the main.
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always guide you right; but if you turn q
deaf ear or disobey, then it will fade out
little by little, and leave you in the dark
without guide. Your life, my son, de-
ponds on needing that little voice."
From Waterton's Wanderings in
South America" take the following:
TO TAx1DERMIsTs.
Ii by my instructions you should be
enabled to procure specimens from for
eign parts in better preservation than
usual, SO that the naturalist may have it
in his power to give more perfect de-
scription of them than has hitherto been
the case, it will please me much.
But should they unfortunately tend to
cause q wanton expense of life; should
they tempt you to shoot the pretty song
sters warbling near your door, or destroy
the mother as she is sitting on her nest to
warm her little ones, or kill the father as
he is bringing q mouthful of food for
their support,-oh, then, deep indeed will
be my regret that 1 ever wrote them.
In conclusion, it is not for me to decide
for others. Every one must Judge for
himself or herself what is duty in regard
to the destruction of any Of these lower
forms of life which God has created. But
whether he cares for his lower as well as
human creatures, and how far he will
hold us responsible for our treatment OF
them, are questions worthy the considera-
ton of every human being who believes
in God and Immortality. = George T.
Angel, in the SaUiss Cross.
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Ear,n, 9tn1,ne and Darden.
HINTS FOR WINTER WORK.

The Country Gentleman has the fol.
lowing seasonable hints: In outdoor
work one Of the best things which can be
done is to top-dress the ground about
bearing fruit trees, and especially in ap-
pie orchards. The liquid portions will
be washed down among the roots, growth
stimulated, and good crops produced.
Spread the manure over the whole
ground. remembering that the roots ex-
tend each way further than the height of
the tree. Neglected, unmanured or
chards often bear poor and scrubby
crops while those we'll cared for are pro-
ducing abundantly.
On mild days examine fences. gates
and out buildings. With basket of nails
and hammer, secure every loose board
and replace every fallen one. Bore hole
in gate posts and plug in a quantity of
grease, which will always be at hand for
greasing hinges and latches as they need
it. Lay up loose stones in stone walls.
Where cattle are fed out doors or under
open sheds, provide good feeding boxes
or racks where all will be saved, and not
throw the hay on the ground for the ami
mails to tread under foot. In connection
with this matter, one fact suggests the
value of feeding in sheds or stalls, name
ly, that shelter is cheaper than fodder,
and that for cattle exposed to cutting
winds it requires at least one.third more
food to keep up the same condition in
flesh as under comfortable protection.
Farmers who have to wait in spring
two or three weeks for the land to become
dry enough to pillow and harrow, may
shorten this long period to two or three
days by draining. 1t is a good time now
to provide tile and make arrangements
for such ditching as can be performed in
spring. A fine, mellow soil in autumn,
instead of water-soaked one, will be the
less affected with frost and the season
will thus be affected at both ends.
To make cattle thrive in winter give
them shelter, provide warm and clean
quarters, give them enough feed, but
never over-feed them, give food with reg
ularity, and prevent their fretting for
long expected supply, furnish constantly
good, pure water to drink, and avoid all
bad air and bad odors. 1t is better to
give fodder often and regularly, to pre-,
vent their breath condensing on long-fed
messes.
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KEEP OUT OF DEBT.

Avoid debt Here we touch morals, or
rather, morals touch us more closely.
A poverty stricken man may run in
debt, and it is chiefly matter for him
who trusts him; and rich man may run
in debt, if he sees fit, because he can pay
and need not be closely careful, but for
the great majority, debt is the folly Of
life. The credit system, except SO far rs
it is necessary for the delivery and receipt
of goods, is the curse of the business
world, and comes nigh speculation in it's
devastating influence. When the millen-
mum comes one feature of that better
age will be that when man buys thing
he will Immediately pay for it. The in
difference to debt Of some people who
deem themselves respectable is moral
anomaly, and the deliberate non-pay-
ment of debt when payment is pos
sible, is nothing short of theft, and the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-02-12
"TIE THY CAMEL

Darkness was coming down upon the
desert. There were no trees to cast
frightening shadows, no hilltop to hold
the lingering rays OF sunlight: but sud-
denly, all over the wide extent of level
sand, darkness fell like a black robe.
Mahomet and his attendants halted on
their journey and tent was pitched.
"Allah's care is over his children" said
one of the band. 81 will even loose my
camel and trust in Allah that I shall find
him again in the morning at SUNRISE"
Friend" said the prophet, with grave,
uplifted finger, "tie thy camel, and then
trust in Allah"
There is one point of our daily living
at which we see men and women contin-
ually loosing their camels, with loud
protests of trust in Allah, and showing
presently pious resignation at their loss;
mean the care Of their health. OF course,
this earthly house Of our tabernacle must
decay, and we must bear its infirmities
cheerily and patiently; but there is nei-
Their sense nor piety in committing our
lives to God, and then breaking all the
laws of hygiene.
''This is a strange dispensation of prov
dence," I said mournfully to my neighbor,
as we attended together the third funeral
which we had followed from Colonel
B-'s house within two years.
Providence, indeedr' answered my
neighbor, with gruff disrespect which
l hope was intended for me, not for
providence. "Humphl The colonel keeps
rotting potatoes in his cellarp'
81 am asking God to give me dying
grace, that I may be willing to CO." said
girl in the last stages of consumption.
"Ah," said her doctor, in confidential
whisper, "if she had only asked year ago
for common. sense to keep her from put
ting off her flannel shirt in midwinter to
go to partyT
Friend, eat plain, wholesome food,
wear sensible clothes, ventilate your
house, be temperate, be prudent; in
short, tie your camel, and then trust in
God and take cheerfully the DISPENSE
tions of his providence. -E. P. Allen.
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In thy presence we are happy,
In thJ presence we're secure;
In thy presence all Affections
We will easily endure:
In thy presence we can conquer,
We can suffer, we can die;
Far from thee, we faint and languish;
Lord, our Saviour, keep us nighl
W. Williams.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-01-21
FREE TRADE.

The reduction of internal revenue and the tar
ing of of revenue stamps from Proprietary Med
ICines, no doubt has largely benefited the con-
sumers as well as relieving the burden of home
manufacturers. Especially is this the case with
Green's August Flower AMI BoschCes German
Syrup, as the reduction OF thirty-siN cents per
dozen has been added to increase the size Of the
bottles containing these remedies, thereby giving
Onc-fith more medicine in the - cent size. The
August Flower for Dyspepsia AID Liver Com
plant, and the German syrup for Cough AMI
Lung troubles, have perhaps, the largest sale of
any medicines in the world. The advantages of
increased slze of the bottles will be greatly ap.
precated by the sick and aft cted, in every town
aud village In civilized countries. Sample bottles
for 10 cents remain the same size.
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SOUTHWARK.

Daily except SUNDAY passenger coach will be
attached to the freight train leaving North Ave-
nue. station at 50 A. NJ. arrive at Delta AT ll30
A. NJ. Returning leave Delta at IL 20 =. NJ, ar
rive AT North Avenue Station at SIS p. NJ
Leave Baltimore for Loeb Raven at lois a. NJ,
$50 and 30 p. NJ. Leave Loeb Raven for Balti-
more AT Los A. NJ. $50 and 80 p. NJ.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave Baltimore for Delta at 1926 NJ and
400 p. NJ, and for Bel Air at 80 p. NJ. Leave
Delta for Baltimore at @ 90 A. NJ. and 20 p. NJ.
and leave Rel Air at 800 a. NJ. All passenger
trains stop at intermediate stations to receive
and deliver passengers.
w. GTLMOR,
S.SPENCER
Rnpniyara
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Philadelphia Canned Goods Market.
Reported Weekly by Comfy & FLANIGEN,
q ROGERS and Commission Merchants for sale of
Canned Goods. % and IS s. Front st.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Is. 1896.

REMARKs.-Nearly all canned goods are very
active and higher. Tomatoes even with good
stock in hands OF holders are creeping up TO u
pSlnt higher than any touched for several years
Corn Keeps wei up with tomatoes although
stocks are much lighter and further advances
probable. Dealers have learned lesson this sea-
son which 1t WAS heard to teach them, viz that
our goods could advance in value aud that they
could do well with them If bought early We
hope the consumption will not be diminished by
the high prices ruling.
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The answer is at hand. In the WASHINGTON
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. because
list. Its actual Investments. at their market
value, considerably exceed the gross liabilities
I'd. The investments of the Washington are
Bonds and Mortgages (irst liensJ and United
York.
81. Its assets consist of class of securities de-
sirable and profitable for an individual to have
and to hold. None of the premiums of its mem
bers, nor any of the funds of the Company, have
been imperled or sacrificed by unwise purchases
of questionable securities, such as Manufacture
ing Companies Stocks. Railroad Stocks and
Bonds. Bank and Fire Insurance Co.'S Stocks, or
loans upon mere personal security.
The losses in Railroad securities alone, by sew
eral Life Insurance Companies, of hundreds of
thousands of dollars. is a fact which attests the
wisdom of THE WASHINGTON in the choice of its
investments.
4th., Every policy. by its own terms, is pro-
5th. The Washington, in accordance with Ar
ticle I'd. OF conditions and Agreements referred
to and forming part of the policy" upon demand
made with surrender of the policy, will issue a
non-partictpating paid-up policy for the full
amount that the reserve VIII purchase as per
legal standard of the State Of New York, payable
as agreed in original policy.
9th. Its policies and applications have plain
conditions making the contract a simple matter,
easily understood, and not liable TO misconstruc-
ton. There are no hooks upon which to hang
legal bubbles that might make 1t matter of
doubt whether the insurer had provided for his
heirs legacy or law suit.
9TH. Its policy holders have insurance at cost,
annually. This Company has never passed oiy-
idend.
sth. Its dividends are made annually and paid
at the end OF the first and every succeeding poll
cy year.
9th. Its dividends may increase the amouniJof
insurance, or diminish the premium at the option
of the insured.
10th. Its dividends are absolutely the property
of the policy holder Original with The Washing
toni secured by the charter of the company.
llth The Washington Life Insurance Compa-
ny has always been managed in the interests of
its policy holders in accordance with lis charter.
which is believed to be more just and liberal to-
wards the policy holders than that of any other
company. Ii is the only company which makes
non FORT liable dividend.
18th. A policy in The Washington cannot lapse
by non payment of premium so long as there is
any dividend remaining to it's credit.
18th. The Washington pays claims by death
occurring, within the period protected by divi-
bends. and holds its policies good, in all respects.
during such period.
18th. No Medical Examination will be required
If party fails to pay his premium when due,
provided he pays II within the period for which
the cash dividends declared and unused will pay
the premium at the rate called for in the policy.
l.. ii. Baldwin,
GENERAL AGENT FOR MD,
Post Office Avenue, BaltimOe
Or JOHN j. ALEXANDER,
Agent for Hartford Co.. Rel
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THIS is TO GIyENOTiCE-TTAT THF

THIS IL TO GIVE NOTiCE-THAT THE
Il subscribers have obtained from the Register
OF Wits OF Hartford county, Md, Letters of
Administration on the estate of
WIN. w. CULLUM
late of Hartford Co., deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby noli-
fed to exhibit the same, with the legal vouchers
thereof.
On or before the Sd day Of January, 1888,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under our hands and SEALS this 3 day
of January, 1887.
WILLIAM II. CULLUM
ALEXANDER T.. CULLUM,
JAM Administrators
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NOTICE 30 TaESpAssERs.

AN persons are warned NOT To TRESPASS
with DOG, GUN or In any manner whatsoever,
on the property of the late James Jetfery The
law will be enforced against all offenders.
W. BEATTY HARLAN,
3dec3mf Attorney.
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The sTUMP FAMILY OF CECIL AND
HARTFORD.

Ancient and Modern Roads and
Methods OF TRAVELLING.
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REMARKS The market has been advancing
seanily aud is firm ana quiet at present. with
everything in sellers favor but care should be
taken that the traces not stretched too tight,
or they might snap and the holders be lett as they
were II few years back safe plan is to sell
when you can get pay ing profit.
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OHIO s. LEE, Solicitor.

OHIO S. LEE, Solicitor.
ORDER NISI.
Daniel Scott In the Circuit Court
use of for
Ohio 5. Lee, Hartford County
vs..
ltumsey $. Flowers In Chancery
and wife and others.
nRDERED, this 4th day of January, 1887, tina t
" the sale made and reported by OHIO S. Lee,
trustee in the above entitled cause. be ratified
and Confirmed. unless cause to the contrary be
shown on or before the 3lst day of January next;
provided. copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper printed and published in Har-
ford county once in each OF three successive
weeks before the 3lst day of January next
The report states the amount of sales TO be $500.
a. LlNGAN JARRETT, Clerk,
True Copy, Test,
A. LINGAN JARRETT, Clerk.
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ASSETS.

The undersigned, members of the Executive
Committee. respectfully report that in accord
ance with the requirements of the Company they
have examined the books and accounts and find
the above statement TO he correct. From its
showing 1t will be seen that the Company is to be
congratulated for the evidence 1t affords of its
prosperous condition.
JNO. CARROLL WALSH,
JOHN s. DALLAM,
q. q. KINSEY,
THOS. GORSUCH, ofC
jaT JOHN STIRLING.
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